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| Scottish independence: Charity regulator to look at JK Rowling Twitter abuse | Scottish independence: Charity regulator to look at JK Rowling Twitter abuse |
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| A charity is to be investigated by regulators after it tweeted an abusive comment about author JK Rowling's £1m donation to the pro-UK campaign. | A charity is to be investigated by regulators after it tweeted an abusive comment about author JK Rowling's £1m donation to the pro-UK campaign. |
| The Dignity Project, which carries out work to improve the lives of children in Africa, described the Harry Potter creator as a "bitch". | The Dignity Project, which carries out work to improve the lives of children in Africa, described the Harry Potter creator as a "bitch". |
| A spokesman for the office of the Scottish Charity Regulator said it was "currently considering" the matter. | A spokesman for the office of the Scottish Charity Regulator said it was "currently considering" the matter. |
| The tweet was condemned by both sides of the referendum campaign. | The tweet was condemned by both sides of the referendum campaign. |
| Rowling hit the headlines on Wednesday morning when she blogged that she had made a "substantial" donation to Better Together, the official voice of the pro-Union campaign. | Rowling hit the headlines on Wednesday morning when she blogged that she had made a "substantial" donation to Better Together, the official voice of the pro-Union campaign. |
| On its Twitter feed, the Dignity Project posted a comment saying: "What a #bitch after we gave her shelter in our city when she was a single mum." | On its Twitter feed, the Dignity Project posted a comment saying: "What a #bitch after we gave her shelter in our city when she was a single mum." |
| Pro-independence supporter Patrick Harvie MSP said on Twitter: "A comment like that is a disgrace to the Yes cause, and to the cause of social justice." | Pro-independence supporter Patrick Harvie MSP said on Twitter: "A comment like that is a disgrace to the Yes cause, and to the cause of social justice." |
| A spokesman for the charity regulator told the BBC: "Charity trustees have an overall duty to act in the best interests of the charity. | A spokesman for the charity regulator told the BBC: "Charity trustees have an overall duty to act in the best interests of the charity. |
| "As regulator, we have an established complaints procedure for anyone to bring concerns to us. | "As regulator, we have an established complaints procedure for anyone to bring concerns to us. |
| "We are aware of the twitter post in question and are currently considering it." | "We are aware of the twitter post in question and are currently considering it." |
| Earlier in the day when asked whether Ms Rowing should "brace herself" for attacks on social media First Minister Alex Salmond said, "I think everybody's entitled to express a view in whatever sense. | |
| "Whether it's Chris or Colin Weir supporting the 'Yes' campaign or JK Rowling supporting the 'No' campaign, people are entitled to express their support without being attacked anywhere." | |
| The First Minister also defended the tone of the debate so far, saying: | |
| "Yes of course some daft folk will say some daft things and when they do they should apologise for it - but don't let's pretend the debate we're having in Scotland is anything other than an exemplar of how to conduct a democratic debate." | |
| The Scotland Malawi Project, an umbrella organisation which the Dignity Project had previously been a member of before resigning from the organisation in 2009, have been quick to disassociate themselves from the charity and corresponding tweet. | |
| Spokesperson David Hope-Jones has said, "They do not in any way speak on behalf of the Scotland Malawi Partnership or any of our members. We have contacted them and asked them to remove all reference to us [from their website]." | |
| "We are absolut |